LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Nassau County high school students
Amanda Greene, Julie Troyetsky, and Georgina Hudja for spending their
winter break working in Nicaragua with Builders Beyond Borders

WHEREAS, It is always with great pleasure that this Legislative Body
takes note of and publicly acknowledges the youth of today, and leaders
of tomorrow, whose character and achievements exemplify the ideals and
values cherished by this great State and nation; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to recognize
and commend Amanda Greene and Julie Troyetsky, sophomores at Hewlett
High School, and Georgina Hudja, a Lawrence High School sophomore, for
spending their winter break working in Nicaragua with Builders Beyond
Borders; and
WHEREAS, Amanda Greene, Julie Troyetsky, and Georgina Hudja were among
40 tri-state students who volunteered with Builders Beyond Borders
during their winter break; for Amanda Greene and Julie Troyetsky, it was
their second trip with Builders Beyond Borders as they had volunteered
during their breaks last year in Ecuador and found the endeavor to be a
humbling yet gratifying experience, worthy of repeating; and
WHEREAS, Builders Beyond Borders is an organization which undertakes
projects in Latin American countries to improve villages and better the
lives of the villagers and their children; and
WHEREAS, On the trip Amanda Greene, Julie Troyetsky, and Georgina
Hudja took, the volunteers ventured to the Nicaraguan village of Pablo
Antonio Cuadra to help build classrooms at the Pablo Antonio Cuadra High
School; and
WHEREAS, In this particular Nicaraguan area, students have the
resources to complete the first three years of high school but do not
have sufficient classrooms to finish the rest of high school; and
WHEREAS, Upon the completion of the additional classrooms, for the
first time in more than 40 years, every student in Pablo Antonio Cuadra
will have the opportunity to graduate from high school; and
WHEREAS, Amanda Greene, Julie Troyetsky, and Georgina Hudja spent a
week in Pablo Antonio Cuadra and had a set schedule; they woke up at
6:30 a.m., got ready, and left at 7:30 a.m.; they worked from around
8:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., had a snack, worked some more and then had
lunch at 12:30 p.m.; and
WHEREAS, Around 2:30 p.m. they would leave and go home, where they
would change and go on some type of excursion; they went zip-lining,
visited an active volcano, and went into a bat cave and were really able
to see and appreciate everything the little town had to offer; and
WHEREAS, Amanda Greene, Julie Troyetsky, and Georgina Hudja truly
enjoyed the experience; they liked helping people and knowing their
efforts would have a lasting impact and would be of enduring value to
the Pablo Antonio Cuadra community; they learned to appreciate the lives
they have and gained an enhanced understanding of the importance of
helping others which they will, no doubt, carry with them throughout
their lives; and
WHEREAS, Outstanding role models for their peers, Amanda Greene, Julie
Troyetsky, and Georgina Hudja have distinguished themselves as young
women of superlative ability, establishing a purposefulness of life
rarely achieved in youthful years; and
WHEREAS, Amanda Greene, Julie Troyetsky, and Georgina Hudja are a
credit to their families, their schools and their communities; this
Legislative Body is proud to honor them, recognizing the value of their
labors and the promise of their futures; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
recognize and commend Amanda Greene, Julie Troyetsky, and Georgina Hudja
for spending their winter break working in Nicaragua with Builders
Beyond Borders and to extend to each of them the best wishes of this
Legislative Body for a future of purposeful success and well-being; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Amanda Greene, Julie Troyetsky, and Georgina Hudja.